Service-emblem photograph-holder.



cm. BOWMAN, In. SERVICE EMBLEM PHOTOGRAPH HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 20 I918.

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SERVICE-E1VIBLEM IPHUTOGRAPH-HOLDER.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 5, JWlS.

Application filed May 20, 1918. Serial I l 0. 235,4:99.

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, Cnnnnns A. BOWMAN, Jr., a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inService Emblem Photograph Holders, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention consists of a service emblem photograph holder embodied inan article of utility, such as a wallet, pocket book, card case, locket,charm or similar article. The particular object in view is toincorporate with such article a receiving cavity for a photographbetween a back and front wall, and to so construct the front wall as toprovide a slight aperture for the picture within a surrounding star,constituting the central portrait inclosing setting. Also to locate thestar upon or within a central rectangularvvhite field having asurrounding red border or margin, in simulation of a typical serviceflag design, such as that shown in Design Patent No. 51,464; of RobertL. Queisser.

The present inventionhas in view to utilize such an article as may beappropriately adapted to the purpose, to hold and expose to View aphotograph or other portrait or mark of individuality in connection withthe elements noted, whereby to signify certain facts of military ornaval service having a direct personal relation to the subject of thephotograph.

By this arrangement or combination of elements, the representation ofthe flag indicates service; the star or stars the number of personsserving; and the star embodied or defined picture represents the imageof the server, typifying the personality, branch of the service, andrank of the individual, together with such other incidents having to dowith such personal association as may be appropriately shown in thepicture.

lln the drawings, showing certain preferred embodiments of theinvention,

Figure 1 is a face view of a wallet or photograph case embodying theinvention; Fig. 2 is a cross section on the line H, ll of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a face view of a locket or charm, showing the inventionembodied in a different form;

Fi 4 is a cross section on the line lV, W at Fig. a

Figs. 1 and 2 represent a photograph holder or case, in the form of awallet, pocket book, or card case, adapted to fold together to closedposition at its middle portlon, consistingof a back 2 of leather orother suitable material and front pocket wall portions 3, l, stitched orotherwise secured around three outersides as at 5 to the back 2 and openat their inner edges. In this respect the article is of commonconstruction, providing an intervening space 6 for the insertion of anyflat article.

I have shown theinventive feature of the device as embodied with oneside only of the article, but it is obvious that it may be utilized atboth sides, with each wall portion 3 and 4.

It will be noted on reference to Figs. 1 and 3, that the picture is madeto occupy a unique posltion in the star and that the star 1 alsocarefully placed in the white field. The star opening is placed with oneof the five points uppermost. This affords a space more or lesstriangular into which the hat or upper part of the head of the portraitgoes. This gives the effect of accentuating the height of the head dressin the figure shown (it would have an effect of a somewhat similareharacter if no cap or hat were shown) and the reentrant angles of thefigure are so arranged about the face of the portrait as to draw ordirect attention or lead the eyes of the observer to the eyes or upperpart of the face where the features are most expressive of personalityand where the facial expression mostly lies and this serves in a measuretotaccentuate the features of the portrait, an accentuation augmented ifa blue print photograph of a soldier be used, by the blue color on thewhite field, by the uniform, and by the red border, the whole beingcarefully designed to produce an effect of patriotic exaltation inconnection with the subject of the picture.

Referring thereto, wall 3 is so made, by proper color arrangement, thatits middle portion constitutes the white field 7 and its outersurrounding portion constitutes the red border 8, of a service flag, ofgenerally rectangular form, though I am not restricted to said form.

At any suitable location, within the confines of the white field 7, Icut out one or more openings, of star shape as shown, within thedefining edges 9, leaving a star-shaped orificeadapted to ex ose theinserted photograph 10. I preferably make the picture of ageneralblue;color, by the well known blue printing or other process, and it may bemounted on a card or cut to size to fit fixedly within the pocket 6 withreference tothe star shaped sight opening.

When thus -mounted, the photograph in blue forms the central dominatingfeature of the entire series of correlated elements, completing thecolor scheme of the service flag idea, and imparting to each particularspecimen the personal equation or value signified by' the picture of thesubject in either the military, marine or naval branch of the service.When but one side of the device is'used as aphotograph holder, the otherside may be utilized as a pocketbook, or if desired, as a'mere'flap orcover. In fact, but one side of the article without any cover, orcompanion' pocket Will operate satisfactorily, and as an entireembodiment of the invention.

' In Figs. 3 and 4, I show the invention embodied in the form of alocket or similar article, in metal. In such case the back 2 isconnected With the frontB by sides 4 one end being also closed byaconnecting Wall with the other end open for insertion of a photographWithin the. intervening space 6.

The front wall 3 is so designed as to provide the'mi'ddlevvhite field 7a and the outer red border 8.

' Thestarshaped opening through the white fieldis Within the definingedges 9 while a surrounding corresponding starsha'ped border 9", of bluecolor, is sufficiently wide to emphasize the blue star feature, inconnection with the central picture 10*, also preferably in blue, asabove described.

The positioning' of the star with one point copies'of this patent may beobtained for uppermost, alluded to above, is also a characterlstlc of mylocket shown 1n Fig. 3

whereby relationship of the reentrant angles of the star toward theinserted portrait, is the same though somewhat emphasized by thesurrounding border 9*.

In making the device in this form, any suitablemetal, as gold, silver,copper, etc., may be used, and the color effects may be easily securedby the use of enamel, or in any other suitable manner.

It will be understood that any desired number of star-shaped openingsmay be provided and embodied with a single service flag front, withinthe limitations of its field, and that their arrangement, location,size, shape, or other details may be varied within the taste andjudgment of the designer, without departing from the scope of thefollowing claims.

I claim:

1. A portrait holder having a red bordered White field provided with anexposure opening therein, said opening having outline of a five pointedstar with one of the points uppermost to receive and expose the head orupper part of the portrait, and reentrant angles of the star adapted topoint toward and to direct-attention toward the eyes and upper part ofthe face of an inserted, portrait.

2. A portrait holder provided with a red bordered white field, andhaving a star shaped exposure opening therein and provided with a blueborder surrounding and following the outline of said star shapedopening, one of the points of the star being arranged to receive the topof a picture and reentrant angles of the star being adapted to draw theeyes of an observer, to the expressive portion of the face of theportrait.

In testimony whereof I hereunto atiix my slgnature.

CHARLES 'A. BOWMAN, J n.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0.

